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The Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship of the Graduate Theological Union has as its purpose the encouragement of the writing and publication of theological scholarship by GTU graduates and current faculty. The endowment for the Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship comes from the sale of Trinity Press International, a venture dedicated to the publication of scholarly and often interdisciplinary theological studies. The prize and lectureship honor the joint example and collaboration of Frederick Houk Borsch (1935-2017) and Harold W. Rast (1933-2004). Hal Rast, after years as a senior...

The Graduate Theological Union is actively engaged in a search for the school’s next president and will continue to accept applications from interested candidates through March 1, 2018. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader whose compelling vision can inspire and unite this dynamic interreligious institution. The presidential search committee is encouraging the entire GTU community to invite qualified candidates to apply for this position.
Those interested in applying can download a full job description for the position and can find additional information on the Presidential...

Reflections by Wendy Arce (PhD, 2016)GTU Commencement, May 12, 2016
Greetings. It is an honor to share some reflections today and to graduate with such a diverse class! I would like to say I took so long to finish because I was waiting to walk with this beautiful group of scholars, but those of you who know me, know that I’ve been a little busy. My doctoral career, which is the case for many of you graduating today, was a balancing act. For me, it involved traveling the four corners of the bay: teaching, working, writing, driving – sometimes, all at once. In fact, time passed by so quickly...

From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF
By Purushottama Bilimoria
Below: This is a picture of the inner sanctum of the temple at the Jain Center of Northern California. These images are sacred to the Jains, so please treat them with respect. Photo copyright Nirmal Baid, 2016; all rights reserved.
The founding of the Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies in 2015 has established a permanent home at the GTU for the academic study of several major religious traditions that originated in ancient India. Among these Dharma traditions is Jainism (or Jaina Dharma), which has a...

An institution of higher learning unlike any other, the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley brings together scholars of the world’s diverse religions and wisdom traditions to advance new knowledge, share inspiration, and collaborate on solutions.